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VG247: Twisted Metal gameplay video is crazy stuff

VG247 writes: "A new multiplayer gameplay video for Twisted Metal has hit the net direct from E3 in Los Angeles.

Catch it after the break.

Sony announced Twisted Metal at the end of its press conference at last week.

David Jaffe has long denied the game being in existence, despite the many clues which said otherwise.

The action itself, which you can view below, is shot off screen; however it’s still of fairly decent quality, giving you an idea just what to expect from the game.

Twisted Metal is due for release in 2011."

lociefer5077d ago

thts freakin awesome, only thing im not liking is that jaffe is aiming for T not M :(

Megaton5077d ago (Edited 5077d ago )

*NEWS FLASH*

Twisted Metal 1, 2, 3, 4, Small Brawl, and Head-On were all rated T. The only Twisted Metal game to get anything other than T was Black. Black was good, one of the best, but it's not like the series has ever really been built on an M-rated level of blood and guts. It probably earned that rating just for its cutscenes, which were far more gruesome than the game itself.

ISKREEM5077d ago

And Twisted Metal Black had better stories then all of those titles for that, so.. What's your point?

I can see they're concerned about the sales for their game, which is perfectly understandable. But I don't think an M rated Twisted Metal game would have that much difficulty selling these days, alongside titles like God of War, Dead Space, Gears of War, which are all particularly gruesome.

They're pretty much playing it on the safe side, but if that leaves them in the most comfortable position, then by all means, go for it.

Regardless, this is one of my most highly anticipated games at the moment, and i'm sure it'll deliver on all fronts. I just can't say i'm not a little bit disappointed that their creative juices won't be running wild. Maybe some other time, when they're more confident that the game will be able to sell well.

D4RkNIKON5077d ago

I used to love playing Twisted Metal with my friends split screen. The Paris map that warped you up into the Eiffel Tower that when you blow it up you can get onto the roof tops, or fighting Minion in the lava map. This video sparks awesome memories and I can't wait to get my hands on this game. There are way too many amazing first party Sony games for my wallet to handle, groceries will have to wait.

Kurylo3d5077d ago (Edited 5077d ago )

Im sorry, but this game looks like crap. Twisted metal 2 at least had better looking vehicle physics... after twisted metal 2 this game went down hill.

I mean all this video did is confirm my suspisions... This game is going to be crap and i will not buy or even rent it.

To many long range battles... too much stupid physics... the game just does not feel like a cool power slide u could do in twisted metal 2.. the vehicles dont move like vehicles... its just dumb lookn. The game really does look like a playstation 2 or xbox original game.

I know the game has its bugs and all that, but so far its shaping up to be another failure for the twisted metal series... Sad cause twisted metal 1 and 2 were awesome. This game looks and feels like a cartoon.

This game doesnt look fun at all. It looks actually really really boring. I wont give it props just cause the i liked previous titles in the series. I am a fan, but im not a stupid blind fan.

house5077d ago (Edited 5077d ago )

jaffe him self said there alot to do before its done so until then im not going to call this a failure to me its shaping up like a great game.

@kurylo3d. honestly im not trying to be a jerk i played every single twisted metal games and really idk what you were seening because this game looked super fun in my veiw at least

Kurylo3d5077d ago (Edited 5077d ago )

I agree its not done yet, but to be honest. If i was in Jaffes shoes... i wouldnt have even showed it. Showing a product that doesnt look fun early on does not hype a product up. It in fact draws negative attention. You only show a product when you think your on the right track. I don't think they are on the right track. I think they are very wrong. Good luck to them, i wish them the best with their title. But so far this does not measure up in anyway to twisted metal 2. They would have done a better job porting over the game play and physics from twisted metal 2 and updating the graphics. What made twisted metal 1 and 2 were the levels that allowed you to go inside buildings and all that cool stuff.... not just open road. The fun stuff where you end up on rooftops.. and the ifle tower tips over and you drive down it. Not to mention that every character in this game just seems... well... the same. What happened to the bright green monster truck. THe construction vehicle... The f1 racer. the ice cream truck... the police car... All very different vehicles... This game alls i saw were blurs of cars that had the same dark paint job. minus the ghostbusters lookn car.

callahan095077d ago

"showing a product that doesn't look fun ..."

What are you on about? This game looks like an absolute blast. The graphics aren't spectacular and the glitches are noticeable, but when it comes down to it, you can tell that this is just pure joy to play. A year from now it'll be much more polished, the glitches & bugs will be gone, and we'll have a lot of fun with it.

raztad5077d ago

"Showing a product that doesnt look fun early on does not hype a product up"

Talk for yourself. That footage looked really exciting and fun.

" Not to mention that every character in this game just seems... well... the same."

I think we are watching different footages.

telekineticmantis5077d ago

was obviously the best twisted metal in the series so you just showed you have no idea what your talking about. You just bashed a game by saying the same thing 10 times without making a point. Twisted metal vehicles never moved like realistic vehicles....that was the point. You want a car combat game to have gran turismo handling you idoit it would be unplayable. Nothing you said made sense"too many long range battles" what do you think this is modern warfare. The games always played something like this so If you "liked" If you even played it) twisted metal 2 than you would like this of course the graphics and physics will be improved by release I mean come on this is a playstation 3 game.

Panthers5077d ago

No TM game had realistic physics. Its about fun, not realistic driving like Gran Tourismo. You are able to turn without driving and turn in mid air. Its about fast paced car combat. That is all. All that matters with TM is the fun factor. And that looked fun as hell. Looks as chaotic and insane as TM2 was. You say you liked TM2 and then say the cars move fake. Well duh, they moved the exact same in TM2.

waljaber5076d ago

are u xbot fanboy trying really hard here???
well it's not working, if not!! leave TM game for real gamer and keep ur thoughts to ur self.

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Nitrowolf25077d ago (Edited 5077d ago )

jizzed in my pant

this looks insanely fun

MGRogue20175077d ago (Edited 5077d ago )

Hope there is zero lag when playing online.. That would suck so bad to be lagging & shit when trying to target some random guy

Also, The house disappearing? wtf.. looks like a bug

Hellsvacancy5077d ago

Are you just stupid or r u just tryin 2 b clever?

Kurylo3d5077d ago

did he say somethign wrong? i mean... we all saw the house disappearing.. obvious bug that needs fixing. And do u have a problem with a game that doesnt lag? I mean he just said he dont like lag and in a game like this it would kill it.

GeneralCole5077d ago

It's pre-alpha so yeah there are going to be a lot of bugs

ps3gamer111115077d ago

no it disappeared lol even the guy in the video said it ROFL 11 disagrees damn some ppl got issues

maddhatter1235077d ago

jaffe already said that wouldn't be in the final game genius.

NeloAnjelo5076d ago

JESUS CHRIST!!! JUST BE HAPPY THAT THE GAME IS COMING OUT SOON! I MEAN IT ACTUALLY EXISTS!

That is all we need to know for now.

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cody2oo5077d ago

How many players are supposed to be in one match? cause from what i can see there is a S*** ton of players. and that house disappearing, jaffe said he was scared to show it because they just had the big guys come and check it to see if they could show it, then game is still being built, things will improve.

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Sony Patents To Prevent You From In-Game Harassment By Reading Your Emotions

A new patent recently published by Sony wants to gather biometric data of gamers to track whether one is being harassed using AI tools.

Profchaos19d ago (Edited 19d ago )

I hope this is one of those patents that never comes to fruition.

I already dislike the fact you can pay a significant amount for a online service buy associated games and content on said service and get banned from that service over potentially a misunderstanding the bans are already handed out for flimsy reasons

I'd rather see money invested in a ban that simply removes the offensive players ability to communicate with unknown players allow them to continue party chats with friends but not with Joe blow on cod.

exputers19d ago

Agreed. Blizzard recently banned a college Overwatch 2 player who's dependent for saying "shit." Pretty harsh.

Profchaos18d ago (Edited 18d ago )

How rediculas really. You can't say a word that's allowed in most PG films and prime time TV but the game is based around killing the enemy team using guns, explosives etc.

It's just backwards.

just_looken19d ago

What your talking about is called block list

In 2006 a spaceship dropped of the playstation 3/xbox 360 i say that that generation was the last great gen with game functions/tech that has yet to comeback

Anyhow the playstation 3 if you block listed a id they could not talk to you in chatroom with either text or voice. But that was pre mind fucked 2018 when people were more human than sheep.

But hey gta 6 is coming out billion dollar budget without a single player custom character creator and without singeplayer coop off/online something saints row 1-3 had on the xbox 360.

z2g19d ago

Take my social security and bank account numbers too! Here’s a picture of my wife and our address.

phoenixwing19d ago

Cmon where's the pictures of your children. Don't hold out on them.

H919d ago

At this rate I feel Sony will eventually sell a room to play games in it where they can monitor your every breath

jambola19d ago

I genuinely get a bit worried sometimes when a friend says something that could be offensive In a party
Because I have no trouble believing some bans would happen when in a private party for saying something wrong

SegaSaturn66919d ago

I want them to censor erotic content by measuring my groin temperature so i dont get too distracted while playing black ops 2.

Popsicle19d ago

Terrible idea. Not only do I not consent to providing my biometric data, the potential for mishandling biometric data is almost a certainty. Positive stress and negative stress can produce similar changes in biometrics. Interpreting the precise emotion a person is feeling is not only invasive but could be easily misconstrued. I hope this never comes to fruition.

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Sony Could Increase Your Game's Difficulty If It Sees You Complain About It

Sony has recently published a new patent that wants to dynamically handle the games' difficulty and gameplay based on the player's emotions.

jznrpg20d ago

This is something I might use. Sometimes I play some good games but they don’t have difficulty option and are a little too easy.

Profchaos20d ago

Souls games will be like that players struggling make it harder

PassNextquestion20d ago (Edited 20d ago )

I think if used correctly it could work well

jambola19d ago

cool idea
cool idea for horror games especially
the way it's explained here sounds like it could never be forced hopefully, so that's ok with me

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Sony Taps Bungie's Head of Revenue to Lead Live-Service Games

Sony has recruited Bungie's head of revenue Jaremy Rich to head up its live-service gaming division, Rich has announced on social media.

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ChasterMies40d ago

Please do not put Destiny’s monetization into Sony’s first party games. The monetization is what’s driving players away from Destiny.

just_looken40d ago

The new temp boss is the sony cfo bean counter so i can see this being a thing get every penny.

Cacabunga40d ago

PlayStation officially losing it.. fans will never support gaas games

just_looken40d ago

@car

The new boss did a interview in japan he wants to tap into the mobile market like nintendio so he give 0 fucks about gamers/fans

https://www.pushsquare.com/...

Redemption-6440d ago

@Cacabunga
You only speak for you and those who think like you, but most fans will support what they want. Playstation and PC fans are literally supporting Helldivers 2 and that is a gaas. Maybe you wouldn't, but many more would if they like it.

Huey_My_D_Long39d ago

@Redemption-64
Look, Im not making any judgement calls about this guy, but I will say that Helldivers 2 GaaS model is unique to Helldivers, and legit the only other game I can think of thats similiar was the Avengers game except HD2 pass is still better.
The fact that you can earn in game currency in a way that doesnt make you feel like you have to grind forever, as well you being able work on that pass that you bought...on your own time without a time limit...that right there is fucking huge to me, and I can't name any game other than avengers that avoided trapping players with FOMO logic...I think GaaS on HD2 shouldn't be compared to the rest of the industry...it should be copied.

Einhander197239d ago

Cacabunga

Helldivers 2...

Redemption-64

In Europe it's a 60 40 split favoring PC.
In the US its a 60 40 split favoring PS5.

So PlayStation owners supported the game just fine, it's not getting carried by PC or anything like that.

FinalFantasyFanatic39d ago

@just_looken,
I'm perfectly fine with the way Nintendo entered the mobile market, I never touched their mobile games, meanwhile, the console/handheld stayed the way it is. As for being a bean counter, he's probably going to reel in these massive budgets that Sony's studios have had lately, I haven't played Spiderman 2, but I cannot see how they almost tripled the budget for that game.

@Redemption-64,
That's an exception to the rule, I'm expecting a lot of these GAAS games from Sony to fail, to be fair, they only need a few to succeed, but I would have preferred that they put more of their resources into other types of games.

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DivineHand12540d ago

True their monetization is driving players away and at the same time, their decision to chop out content and convoluted systems is keeping new players away from the game.

Joe91340d ago

I don't think that will happen based on how things worked out at Naughty Dog now that we know what we do, seems they had the option to fully commit to live service games or stay making single player experences so they gave up on their live service game. We are not sure how things came about with Bend making a live service game but I hope that was not a forced situation. Sony doesnt seem like they are forcing studios to switch up but we will see, Sony's bread and butter is single player games it is how they dominated the console market.

Obscure_Observer40d ago

Yeah, I though Sony learned something from all their failures in the LS segment under Bungie´s disastrous leadership and supervision which led to games been cancelled, studios closed and all the people laid off.

Looks like Bungie still plays a major role in Sony´s LS initiative and Sony is not backtracking on their GaaS plans.

S2Killinit40d ago (Edited 40d ago )

Are we forgetting that Destiny is also a highly successful franchise? I feel like that definitely deserves mention here.

Besides, there is no reason why a person cant learn from past experiences.

Joe91339d ago

I agree, people act as if Destiny flopped when it came out lol it took 9 to 10 years for the numbers to fall yet people are still playing it add the success of Helldivers 2 no wonder Sony is going forward down this path.

S2Killinit39d ago

Personally, I see no problem with Sony also having service games as long as they make good ones, and more importantly they deliver the AAA story driven games that they are known for. So yeah, I agree 100% with you.

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Christopher40d ago

I mean, this person made some pretty bad decisions at Bungie. I hope they've learned from them because I definitely don't see those type of ideas as good for PlaySation in general.

CrimsonWing6939d ago (Edited 39d ago )

Honestly, what’s to learn from? How to make people happily continuously dump money into a single game over its life-time? Buy season passes continuously for several years with a smile on our faces?

GaaS is a design decision that is everything wrong with this industry. The fact that Helldivers 2 did so well and people defend the monetization because it was $40 and is a fun game, scares the sh*t out of me to see that the door is open and all shift will probably be to replicate that in future games. We already know the ROI for traditional game dev cost isn’t doing it for them.

I thought with Jimbo leaving we’d see a change for the better… I’m not so sure now.

S2Killinit39d ago

Service games are being offered by everyone. Sony cannot afford to only create single player AAA games. No one can. They already said they will be doing both.

Abnor_Mal40d ago (Edited 40d ago )

Ps5 gamers in 2023 seemed to play more live service types of games, so regardless to how people feel about them, numbers don’t lie and Sony is going where the money is. I mean look at the excitement around Helldivers2, people are showing that they want live service games.

Christopher40d ago

They play long-time existing live service games like CoD, Fortnite, Apex Legends, Destiny 2, and the like. Mass majority of new live service games are considered failures and aren't moving gamers away from older games.

just_looken40d ago

Yep the huge issue with live service is they need paid players along with a reason to play them.

You forgot mobile market that also taps into that player base as well as the eve online style games there is only a certain amount of krakens/whales blind supporters compared to the amount of live service games we have its not sustainable math wise.

700 restaurants making food for every seat for 1000-3000 eaters just does not work out

Einhander197239d ago (Edited 39d ago )

Christopher

I am not a big live service fan and literally own zero of the games you listed, but that is not true, unless you call games that aren't the top games to be failures.

There are tons of live service games that are profitable.

Games don't have to be the biggest game ever they just need to make more than they cost.

I challenge you to show professionally prepared data that shows that more live service games fail than make enough to keep going.

Because all the data that I have seen shows that live service is less of a gamble than making a big AAA budget game which needs to survive off retail sales.

FinalFantasyFanatic39d ago

I sometimes wonder if we're at saturation point, where it's hard for a new game to join those ranks unless it's particularly exceptional, people only have so much time and money to devote to these types of games.

romulus2340d ago

Correction, they have no issue playing good live service games

shinoff218340d ago

Lol it's not even a quarter of the ps5s sold. Helldivers may have been a hit but let's not say most are enjoying it because truth is most(the real most ) don't care about it.

S2Killinit39d ago (Edited 39d ago )

I play what is fun. If a live service game is good I’ll play it as long as its not a money scheme which Helldivers is not.

And Im a single player gamer.

mastershredder40d ago

How do you kill a franchise that already been killed?
Destiny’s grind, cash-in-on-playbass-cha-Ching, and pop-culture-insertion mainstream-me-too bs totally killed any rep Bungie had. Sony/Bungie, if you are doing this to ward-off players, it’s already working.

crazyCoconuts40d ago

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